A small boy in the audience had unconsciously clenched his small fists.
He looked at the back of the man on the high platform, his azure eyes shining with light.
He felt as if something in his heart had been ignited.
The lesson ended, but the children were still immersed in a great shock, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at them and smiled with satisfaction.
A seed named "independent personality, free thought" had already taken root and sprouted in the hearts of these future hopes of Konoha.
Just as he was about to turn and leave.
"Please... please wait! Lord Hokage!"
A clear and firm voice came from below the stage.
It was that little boy.
He had mustered up the greatest courage of his life, ran out of the line, and looked up at the Hokage on the high platform.
"Lord Hokage, I want to ask... how can we have the kind of resolve you spoke of?"
This question also voiced the thoughts of all the children.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at this golden flash that would illuminate the entire ninja world in the future, and the smile on his face became even gentler.
He did not answer directly, but pointed to the three-story Ninja Academy library not far away.
"The answer is in there."
"Start by understanding the land beneath our feet, by understanding the world around us."
"I announce that starting tomorrow, the Ninja Academy will officially add two new compulsory courses—"
"Geography and History of the Ninja World."
"And, Basic Logic."
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Sarutobi Hiruzen personally announced at the Ninja Academy's opening ceremony the addition of two unprecedented compulsory courses—"Geography and History of the Ninja World" and "Basic Logic."
This news, like a gust of wind, quickly spread through the streets and alleys of Konoha, causing quite a stir.
The villagers' reactions were mostly of curiosity and support.
"A class personally ordered by Lord Hokage? It can't be wrong!"
"Geography and history? Logic? Sounds interesting. If I had known, I would have been born a few years later and gone to listen too."
"What is logic? Is it a new ninjutsu?"
However, unlike the lively discussions among the public, the higher-ups of Konoha, after a brief moment of astonishment, fell into a collective silence.
Hokage Advisor's Office.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura were staring at the new course syllabus, personally drafted by the Hokage.
"Homura, what do you think?"
Koharu rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
Mitokado Homura pushed up his glasses and carefully read the contents of the syllabus: "Geography of the Ninja World: To cultivate students' strategic vision and intelligence analysis skills by studying the geography, resource distribution, and customs of the major and minor nations...
"History of the Ninja World: Using the establishment of Konoha as a time node, to objectively narrate major historical events such as the Warring States Period and the First Great Ninja War, to cultivate students' sense of historical mission and their appreciation for peace...
"Basic Logic: To cultivate students' independent thinking and judgment skills by learning basic logical methods such as induction, deduction, and falsification..."
The more he read, the more his brow furrowed.
"Hiruzen... he wants to open up the minds of our Konoha ninja from the very roots," Mitokado Homura's voice held a hint of imperceptible shock. "He doesn't want to simply train weapons that only know how to execute orders. He wants to cultivate ninja with ideas and a sense of the bigger picture."
"But... is this useful?"
Utatane Koharu was still a little confused.
"I don't know either," Mitokado Homura shook his head. "But... I always feel that the future Hiruzen sees is probably different from what we see. Every step he takes is incomprehensible, but in the end, they all prove to be right."
"Let's go, Koharu," Mitokado Homura closed the syllabus. "Tomorrow's first class will be taught by Hiruzen himself. Let's go and listen in."
Within the Hyuga clan's compound.
Several elders of the branch family were gathered around the current head of the Hyuga branch family, their faces filled with worry.
"Lord Head, to have our children waste their precious training time on those things... isn't it a bit... rash?"
"Hyuga Ao, this is actually pretty good. Think about your foolish son."
"Hmm, there's some truth to that."
The head of the Hyuga branch family sat at the main seat, his face as calm as water, saying nothing.
"Let's wait and see," he finally said slowly. "Lord Hokage's actions have always been unfathomable. He might... have a deeper meaning for doing this."
Similar conversations were also taking place in the Uchiha, Aburame, Inuzuka, and other clans.
Most of the older generation of ninja held a wait-and-see attitude towards these new courses.
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